Personal Catchers for the Texas Rangers
Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Texas Rangers
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| ANA | ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHA | CHN | CIN | CLE | COL | DET | FLO | HOU | KCA | LAN |
| MIL | MIN | NYA | NYN | OAK | PHI | PIT | SDN | SEA | SFN | SLN | TBA | TEX | TOR | WAS |
| Year | Games | Pitcher (starts) | As battery | Catcher (starts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 162 | Bennie Daniels (24) | 12 | Hobie Landrith (29) |
| 1974 | 161 | Fergie Jenkins (41) | 37 | Jim Sundberg (121) |
| 1982 | 162 | Charlie Hough (34) | 34 | Jim Sundberg (129) |
| 1983 | 163 | Charlie Hough (33) | 31 | Jim Sundberg (116) |
| 1984 | 161 | Frank Tanana (35) | 22 | Ned Yost (68) |
| 1987 | 162 | Charlie Hough (40) | 21 | Geno Petralli (49) |
| 1988 | 161 | Jose Guzman (30) | 18 | Mike Stanley (49) |
| 1988 | 161 | Charlie Hough (34) | 30 | Geno Petralli (72) |
| 1988 | 161 | Paul Kilgus (32) | 19 | Mike Stanley (49) |
| 1989 | 162 | Kevin Brown (28) | 19 | Chad Kreuter (58) |
| 1989 | 162 | Nolan Ryan (32) | 18 | Chad Kreuter (58) |
| 2000 | 162 | Esteban Loaiza (17) | 16 | Ivan Rodriguez (85) |
| 2003 | 162 | John Thomson (35) | 20 | Todd Greene (49) |
| 2005 | 162 | Kenny Rogers (30) | 13 | Sandy Alomar (34) |
Includes all games played 1961-2010.
Selected according to the formula (M – P * C / T) >= 6, where T = team games, P = games started by the pitcher, C = games started by the catcher, and M = mutual starts by the pitcher and catcher. In essence, any battery which started together 6 more times than would have been expected if their individual starts had been distributed randomly is considered to include a personal catcher.
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